Chapter 227: Another Handsome Face
【 Restore Magic Treasure ‘Black Chi Seal’? 】
Song Jiulai chose yes.
【 Restoring, please wait 】
Done, now I have the Black Chi Seal magic treasure by my side again.
Of course, this thing can only be used when there’s no other choice.
If it’s discovered, that would be terrible.
After all, she is jointly wanted by the Four Great Sects—a man!
The identity of Song Abao can only be dust in history.
But if the Black Chi Seal appears, then everyone will know she changed her identity.
Getting on the gourd, she set off towards Liuxian City. Because of the spiritual energy protecting her body, the strong winds along the way felt gentle.
Song Jiulai squinted her eyes and suddenly heard a voice: “So hungry, so hungry…”
Looking down, she realized the scorpion that had been on her had woken up at some point.
“Hungry, hungry, hungry, only knows hungry, hungry, hungry all day, besides sleeping—I’m done!”
Before she could finish speaking, the scorpion directly pierced Song Jiulai’s wrist.
While sucking blood, it shouted: “So fierce, so fierce…”
Song Jiulai: “…”
She didn’t know where this scorpion came from, and couldn’t see any harm for the time being. It had also cost her a large amount of energy, so Song Jiulai could only endure it.
This scorpion sucks blood. Normally, this amount of blood loss wouldn’t be much for a cultivator.
They could recover on their own.
But after this scorpion sucked blood, her recovery speed was too slow. Song Jiulai took a Blood Replenishing Pill to supplement.
She then squeezed out the well-fed scorpion and observed it carefully, muttering, “Useless thing.”
The scorpion changed its lines this time: “Useless thing, useless thing!”
Song Jiulai: “…Does it feel like it’s mocking me?”
The System, biased without reason: “No, you heard wrong. You are the most useful.”
Song Jiulai: “…”
Faintly, she worried about her future.
If this were only for a few years or a decade or two, it would be fine. But in her long future life, she might have to face a system that’s not quite right in the head and a whole family of ducks.
Song Jiulai then turned her attention to this batch of new players: “Right, it’s about time, the passage should be closing soon, right?”
The System replied: “One more hasn’t arrived.”
Song Jiulai was furious: “Someone actually doesn’t cherish my quota! Who?!”
System: “They’re here, just in time.”
And this last player to enter at the last moment was a male player.
After opening his eyes and entering the game, he heard the System’s voice.
“Welcome to Yunzhou Continent.”
The man remained silent.
The System didn’t mind, recited its lines, and then told him to choose a puppet for character creation.
When the man clearly saw the lifelike puppet through his consciousness, a hint of surprise finally flickered in his eyes.
After a while, he wanted to reach out and try to touch the puppet.
He discovered that he was currently like a ball of consciousness, with thoughts but no body.
This shocked him. How was this achieved?
He also asked: “Why is this?”
Human consciousness is a mysterious topic in the vast universe.
And what concerns people the most is whether ‘consciousness’ will still exist after the body decays and perishes.
But he never expected to get half an answer here today.
According to their explanation, people fall into a deep sleep when they enter the game. So, is this a world of consciousness?
The System’s answer was even simpler and cruder: “This is high technology. You wouldn’t understand even if I told you.”
Man: “…”
The corner of his mouth twitched, and he understood why those people said this System was rather abstract.
He added: “Technology that transcends time and space?”
The System didn’t answer this time, only urged him: “Proceed with character creation?”
The man then looked at the puppet.
With the System’s explanation, he understood that he could control the puppet’s changes through his consciousness.
This person’s reaction speed was no less than Qing Guo’s; he quickly understood what was going on.
Then the System once again witnessed the birth of a magnificently handsome face.
It was the kind of face that Song Jiulai, upon seeing it on the street, would gaze at for a hundred thousand miles.
It possessed a feminine softness, yet it could make one feel an absolute sense of pressure.
Truly great faces are androgynous.
What a great modeler!
System: “Great face, I’ve stolen it. If a player loads this template later, I’ll give you one point.”
Fortunately, this person didn’t haggle with the System. He was just a bit surprised, then agreed: “Mm.”
System: “Please enter your ID.”
The man thought for a moment: “Let’s call it Wuming.”
System: “Five-character IDs are not supported at this time.”
Man: “…”
He sighed deeply: “Wuming!”
System: “ID created successfully. Please choose your login location. The game currently supports five Sects…”
“Tai…” Wuming was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly asked: “Did anyone else choose Tai Xue Sect?”
“Of course, more than one.”
The System replied kindly: “Do you want to choose Tai Xue Sect too?”
Wuming narrowed his eyes.
Then he decisively said: “I’ll go to Guanhai Sect.”
This surprised the System a bit.
Most of the new players entering this time, as expected, chose the safe location, Flying Sparrow Sect.
However, quite a few also chose Liuyun Sect and Peach Blossom Sect.
After all, new Sects meant new opportunities.
Not only could they enjoy the resources of Longevity Sect, but if they joined other Sects and reached the highest positions, they would also receive additional resources.
Tai Xue Sect wasn’t chosen by Qing Guo alone; two other players who were very confident in themselves also chose Tai Xue Sect.
Guanhai Sect had four, and with Wuming, that made five.
It seemed this batch of players had quite a bit of courage.
“Confirm Guanhai Sect?”
Wuming nodded: “Confirmed.”
“Alright, your login location is a random spot in Guanhai Sect. Please handle it yourself.”
After saying this, Wuming closed his eyes and logged into the game.
Preparing to embark on his magnificent gaming career.
The System also showed Wuming’s face to Song Jiulai.
“Look at the faces people created.”
Song Jiulai looked at these faces and was overjoyed: “Why are the faces of this batch of players so amazing?”
The System said: “Only he and Qing Guo are amazing. Most others are just average, but overall, they are much better than the previous batches. Perhaps your faces this time were so ugly that they angered gods and men, and everyone couldn’t stand it, so they all tried their best to create their own.”
Song Jiulai was speechless: “Are you blaming me? Wasn’t it because time was too tight and there wasn’t enough? You know the pressure of having to make 150 puppets in a week?”
She changed the subject: “Speaking of magic treasures, I need to go browse True Treasure Pavilion. That woman sold me a disposable magic treasure for fifty Mid-grade Spirit Stones, but when Honghuang and the other two went to buy it, they got one for free. I feel so upset, like my heart is bleeding. I must go and take advantage of this—no, I must go and seek justice!”
System: “…”
